Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वमपि तां विद्यां प्रसाधय महामते । यदि मे वांछसि श्रेयो नान्यथास्ति जयो रणे

Transliteration

tasmāttvamapi tāṃ vidyāṃ prasādhaya mahāmate | yadi me vāṃchasi śreyo nānyathāsti jayo raṇe

Translation

"Por lo tanto, oh gran sabio, tú también debes dominar debidamente ese conocimiento sagrado. Si deseas mi bienestar, no hay otra manera de ganar en la batalla".

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Causal connector/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक (also/even)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विद्याम्: knowledge, spell
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रसाधय: accomplish, propitiate
• प्रसाधय: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√साध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional)

• मे: for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन; यहाँ चतुर्थी (to/for me)

• वाञ्छसि: you desire
• वाञ्छसि: Kriya (Verb of desire/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रेयः: welfare, the better good
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (रूप = श्रेयः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner adverb/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (otherwise)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existential verb/अस्तित्व)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जयः: victory
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (a petitioner instructing/urging Śukra in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor figure (Śukra or the speaker) gestures instructively, emphasizing disciplined mastery of a vidyā; the petitioner listens with urgency, battlefield shadows behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śukra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right means (vidyā-sādhana and disciplined effort) are emphasized over mere force; dharmic success requires proper preparation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the wider passage soon connects to Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra where siddhi is obtained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It prescribes prasādhana (perfecting) of a specific vidyā—implying mantra-sādhana under proper discipline.